USS Kankakee
USS ''Kankakee'' (AO-39) was a USS Kennebec (AO-36), ''Kennebec''-class Oiler (ship), fleet oiler of the United States Navy. The ship was built as SS ''Colina'' by Bethlehem Steel Co., Sparrows Point, Maryland (hull number 4358 and United States Maritime Commission, Maritime Commission number 146), launched on 24 January 1942, sponsored by Mrs. D. A. Little, acquired for the Navy on 31 March through the Maritime Commission from her owner, Socony-Vacuum Oil Company (later renamed Mobil Oil), New York City, and commissioned as ''Kankakee'' at Norfolk, Virginia, on 4 May. Service history 1942–1943 Departing Norfolk on 1 June 1942, ''Kankakee'' transported a cargo of fuel oil from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to Coco Solo, Panama Canal Zone, and arrived San Francisco via San Pedro, Los Angeles, California, San Pedro on 14 July for additional conversion. She cleared the Golden Gate on 27 August and steamed to Nouméa, New Caledonia, arriving on 18 September to commence duty as a u ...
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USS Kankakee (AO-39) In The North Atlantic C1968
USS ''Kankakee'' (AO-39) was a USS Kennebec (AO-36), ''Kennebec''-class Oiler (ship), fleet oiler of the United States Navy. The ship was built as SS ''Colina'' by Bethlehem Steel Co., Sparrows Point, Maryland (hull number 4358 and United States Maritime Commission, Maritime Commission number 146), launched on 24 January 1942, sponsored by Mrs. D. A. Little, acquired for the Navy on 31 March through the Maritime Commission from her owner, Socony-Vacuum Oil Company (later renamed Mobil Oil), New York City, and commissioned as ''Kankakee'' at Norfolk, Virginia, on 4 May. Service history 1942–1943 Departing Norfolk on 1 June 1942, ''Kankakee'' transported a cargo of fuel oil from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to Coco Solo, Panama Canal Zone, and arrived San Francisco via San Pedro, Los Angeles, California, San Pedro on 14 July for additional conversion. She cleared the Golden Gate on 27 August and steamed to Nouméa, New Caledonia, arriving on 18 September to commence duty as a u ...
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